Constrained execution of background application code on mobile devices

US9060196B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Peter J. Torr · Kirkland, US
• Abolade Gbadegesin · Sammamish, US
• Shawn Burke · Kirkland, US
• Vijayendra Gopalrao Vasu · Redmond, US
• Jason William Fuller · Bellevue, US
• Randal J. Ramig · Seattle, US
• Kunal Gandhi · Redmond, US
• Jorge I. Raastroem · Issaquah, US
• Darin Miller · Sammamish, US
• Alper Selcuk · Bellevue, US
• Timothy M. Kurtzman · Redmond, US
• Rachel Jiang · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 16, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02D30/70
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology by which background application code (e.g., provided by third-party developers) runs on a mobile device in a way that is constrained with respect to resource usage. A resource manager processes a resource reservation request for background code, to determine whether the requested resources meet constraint criteria for that type of background code. If the criteria are met and the resources are available, the resources are reserved, whereby the background code is ensured priority access to its reserved resources. As a result, a properly coded background application that executes within its constraints will not experience glitches or other problems (e.g., unexpected termination) and thereby provide a good user experience.